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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/kl̥H-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Root

*kl̥H- [1][2]

  1. bald, naked

Reconstruction notes

The root is only attested in zero-grade derivatives, so it is unclear whether the root should be *kelH- or *kleH-.

Derived terms
► <a href='/wiki/Category:Terms_derived_from_the_PIE_root_*kl%CC%A5H-' title='Category:Terms derived from the PIE root *kl̥H-'>Terms derived from the PIE root *kl̥H-</a>
  • *kl̥H-wó-s
    • Indo-Iranian: *kr̥Hwás
      • Indo-Aryan: *kr̥Hwás
      • Iranian: *kr̥Hwáh
        • Avestan: 𐬐𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀‎‎ (kauruua‎)
        • Persian: کل‎ (kal, “bald”)
          • → Turkish: kel
    • Italic: *kalowos
      • Latin: calvus (“bald, hairless”) (see there for further descendants)
  • *kl̥H-wéh₂
    • Italic: *kalowā
      • Latin: calva (“skull”) (see there for further descendants)

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*kalwaz”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 287
  2. De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “calvus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 85
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